Toying with the Christmas Mountain Man

She believes in Christmas magic. He hasn’t believed in anything for a long time.

Faith
All I wanted was to make sure every kid in Mercury Ridge had a toy under the tree. What I didn’t plan on was getting snowed in with the grumpiest, growliest man in the mountains—the one who carves those beautiful wooden toys everyone loves.
He’s all scowls and solitude, while I’m determined to bring a little Christmas cheer to his cabin whether he likes it or not.
But when the storm rolls in and the fire burns low, the only thing melting faster than the snow… is my resolve to keep things professional.

Beau
I came up here to be left alone.
Then she showed up at my door wearing a Santa hat, talking a mile a minute, and smiling like she’s never had her heart broken.
Faith thinks she’s here for toys. But the longer she stays, the more I realize she’s the gift I didn’t know I needed.
And once I’ve had a taste of her holiday sweetness, I’m never letting her go.